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| Iraq strikes suspected ISIS cells in Hamrin Mountains |
| 2025-01-08 |
| [Rudaw] Iraqi warplanes carried out several airstrikes Tuesday against suspected Islamic State (ISIS) cells in the Hamrin Mountains of Kirkuk province, the army said, as Baghdad continues cracking down on jihadist cells. The air force “carried our airstrikes using F-16 aircraft targeting the retreating defeated terrorist ISIS gangs in the Hamrin Mountains within the Kirkuk Operations Command sector,” the country’s Security Media Cell said in a statement. The strikes killed “a number” of suspected ISIS members while destroying their positions, the cell added. The operation was carried out with support from the US-led international coalition. Despite its territorial defeat, ISIS has continued to pose a security threat in Iraq through hit-and-run attacks, bombings, and abductions, particularly in the disputed territories that stretch across several provinces including Diyala, Salahaddin, Kirkuk, and Nineveh. The strike was the second on Hamrin Mountains this year, after another suspected ISIS hideout was struck by Iraqi warplanes on Friday. On Saturday, Iraqi and Kurdish security forces detained four suspected ISIS members. |
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